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Sources: after the election, Zuckerberg agreed to temporarily tweak Facebook's algorithm to make authoritative news like CNN and NYT appear more prominently — Employees and executives are battling over how to reduce misinformation and hate speech without hurting the company's bottom line.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Q&A with Newsmax's CEO on conservative media's role in Trump's opinions and in sowing doubt about the election: “At the end of the day, it's great for news” — Even as Fox News acknowledges that Joe Biden is the President-elect, Newsmax Media—a conservative multimedia company …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Snap's Spotlight daily payout breaks from TikTok's model, focusing on paying a large number of creators rather than nurturing primarily big-follower accounts — Today, let's talk about the deceptively bold way in which Snapchat has reimagined TikTok as part of its new feature, Spotlight.
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@caseynewton, Tubefilter, @ahmed, @abbyreutzelwork, What's New in Publishing, The Indian Express, TechCrunch and ScreenRant
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Snap announces Spotlight, a vertically scrollable TikTok-like feed inside Snapchat, and will pay $1M every day to users who create the top Snaps through 2020 — After taking on TikTok with music-powered features last month, Snapchat this morning is officially launching a dedicated place within …
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Axios, Vox, @mtzler, Snap Inc., @alexeheath, @lucas_shaw, Ad Age, CNN, @carnage4life, @ourielohayon, @juliet_shen, @markghuneim, @kwong47, @marklittlenews, Variety, contextisking.com, @mattnavarra, @lanceulanoff, @garettsloane, @danprimack, @kerrymflynn, @scottbelsky, @sarafischer, The Week, Garbage Day, BBC, The Wrap, Adweek, Business Insider, Bloomberg and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Steven Levy / Wired:
As more writers join Substack, subscription fatigue and the pressure to deliver continuous value to paying readers may push many back to traditional pubs — Plus: The threat of blogs, the balkanization of social media, and a new record for America's mayor. — HAS there ever been a worse year than 2020?
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Simon Owens's Tech …, @jaredbkeller, @gettingsome, @sandraupson, @lanceulanoff and @ggreenwald
Ashley Gold / Axios:
YouTube says it barred OANN from posting videos for a week and demonetized its content following a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19 — YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: WaPo is nearing 3M digital subscribers, up 50% YoY; NYT has tripled digital-only subscribers since 2016 to 6.1M — The New York Times and The Washington Post have very different strategies for building the subscription news company of the future. — The big picture …
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@joshsternberg, @sub8u, @kerrymflynn, @sarafischer, @mathewi, @dubois, @ylichterman and @mikebrestdc, more at Techmeme »
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
WarnerMedia releasing Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max alongside theaters signals the importance of streaming to studios and represents an emerging industry norm — The announcement that “Wonder Woman 1984” will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day is the clearest sign …
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@kennethturan, @tedhope, @soundnvision, @profgalloway, @mynette and @nytimes
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter says it will relaunch account verifications in early 2021 for news; journalists will need to provide at least three recent bylines in qualifying outlets — Twitter announced today it's planning to relaunch its verification system in 2021, and will now begin the process …
Will Thorne / Variety:
HBO will release the final five episodes of Industry all at once on HBO Max, a first, while linear showings will continue on a weekly basis — HBO is stepping into uncharted programming waters. — The premium cabler has made the decision to drop the final five episodes of its drama “Industry” all at once on HBO Max.
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@elena_neira, @dfriend and @koviebiakolo
The Atlantic:
The Atlantic partners with WNYC to launch a longform podcast The Experiment in January about the myths and ideas underpinning the US as a nation — Launching in January, the weekly show will be hosted by Julia Longoria — As a polarized country faces a chaotic transition of presidential power …
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CNN and @traciehunte
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
HuffPost India and HuffPost Brasil shut down today; in internal message, Jonah Peretti says they weren't allowed to take them on for differing legal reasons — HuffPost is becoming part of BuzzFeed, but HuffPost India and HuffPost Brasil will not be making the transition — both sites are shutting down today.
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@amannama, HuffPost, @maxwelltani, @adrijabose, @glenngabe, @felixsalmon, @jessbrammar, @indranibasu88, @mnshap, @nicdawes, @r_gov11, @lpolgreen, @nicdawes, @nirali_ss, @craigsilverman, @nicdawes, @ranaayyub, @gopalsathe and @masalabai
Nikki Sun / Nikkei Asia:
China orders that streamers and gift givers on livestreaming services must use real names, and the services must limit amount of tips and ban teens from tipping — Hosts and gift givers must provide real name, after accusations of abuse — HONG KONG — China's media watchdog on Monday ordered …
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@hk_nikkisun and @slashdot
Peter White / Deadline:
Walt Disney Television CFO and president of business operations Ravi Ahuja is stepping down — Ravi Ahuja, who is president of business operations and chief financial officer at Walt Disney Television, is stepping down. — Ahuja, who was formerly CFO of Fox Networks Group, took the position after Disney's acquisition of Fox.
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